TY - BOOK AU - Koch,James V. AU - Cebula,Richard J. TI - Runaway college costs: how college governing boards fail to protect their students SN - 9781421438894 AV - LB2342 .R863 2020 PY - 2020/// CY - Baltimore PB - Johns Hopkins University Press KW - Higher education and state KW - United States KW - Education, Higher KW - Economic aspects KW - Tuition KW - College costs KW - College trustees KW - Public universities and colleges KW - Administration KW - Finance KW - Electronic Books N1 - 2; Their answer always is yes : higher education cost inflation and governing boards --; Governing boards and economic mobility --; Who's in charge and does it make any difference? --; Tuition and fees, governing boards, and state financial support --; We can do better I : governing boards, legislatures, and governors --; We can do better II : looking inside our public colleges and universities --; A proposed action agenda for governing boards; 2; b N2 - "This book, written by two economists, argues that those who sit on boards of trustees for public universities have not used their political clout to counteract the trend toward decreased state funding of higher education and consequent increases in tuition. Instead trustees have voted overwhelmingly in favor of tuition hikes. The authors make suggestions for what boards can do to mitigate rising costs"-- UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=2446115&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -